The South Grounds and Ranelagh Gardens, Royal Hospital, Royal Hospital Road, London, SW3 4SR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Temporary use of Ranelagh Gardens (and part of The South Grounds) at The Royal Hospital Chelsea for an annual Christmas event and light trail, to include market stalls and tents, light installations, temporary plant and other temporary works ancillary to use; as well as 20no non-illuminated advertisement banners associated with the proposed event, to be erected on the railings surrounding The Royal Hospital Chelsea (Major application) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 31 Oct 2025 · Last checked 23 Oct 2026
Site constraints 10
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- 0 mThe Royal Hospital Main Hospital Buildings Seven Three Storey Connected BlocksGrade I
- 41 mStatue of Charles Ii in Centre of Middle Courtyard in Main Buildings, Royal HospitalGrade I
- 44 mWellhead in North Eastern Courtyard of the Royal HospitalGrade II
- 94 mThe Royal Hospital North East RangeGrade II*
- 99 mGates and Railings to London Gate and Chelsea Gate at the Royal HospitalGrade II
- 107 mLodge to London Gate, Royal HospitalGrade II
- 108 mPair of Gatepiers to South East of Main Buildings, Royal Hospital
- 111 mPair of Gatepiers to South East of Main Buildings, Royal HospitalGrade II
- 113 mRailings to South of Burton's Court, Royal HospitalGrade II
- 122 mGates and Railings to London Gate and Chelsea Gate at the Royal Hospital
- 124 mWellhead in South Western Courtyard of the Royal HospitalGrade II
Checked on 2 November 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Important details
- Council
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Application type
- Planning Permission
- Postcode
- SW3 4SR
- Received
- 4 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 4 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Royal Hospital
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 3 Nov 2025
- Decision
- Granted
- Decision date
- 31 Oct 2025
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 88 days from validation, 10 days slower than Kensington and Chelsea's median of 78 for full applications. Approved, as 94% of full applications here are.
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Consultation & key dates
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- 19 Sept 2025
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Kensington and Chelsea ranks #174 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).
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